Rae’s Hope provides guardians an alternative for their kids to be supervised after school and further develop their emotional, physical, social learning and life skills.

This allows an opportunity for the parents to become involved in their child’s life to help reinforce the positive behaviors resulting in positive outcomes.

Guiding youth through adolescence to self-reliance is a “community” activity and goal. We’re most effective when we spark and maintain teamwork among staff, staff volunteers, friends, participants and of course, parents! Too often, we’ve encountered parents who are not involved in their child’s life. As a cornerstone of Rae’s Hope, we invite, encourage, and reinforce parents to engage with their children — because it will benefit them in a long-term future.

Parents participate by attending practices and display constructive behaviors Rae’s Hope fosters in the girls. Many times this develops into an active participation in the child’s sessions and field trips. This not only helps Rae’s Hope operate and keep costs down, but it also again provides fine examples of teamwork, constructive life skills, and community service from the girls’ own parents and the parents of their friends. So, parents are powerful teachers and guides. Belonging to the Rae’s Hope community also means parents volunteer as reading mentors and event coordinators. Rae’s Hope continues this emphasis by expecting parents to read with their child and take part in a board game activity at least one hour a week.